Brake arrangement



Nov. 1, 1938.

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BRAKE ARRANGEMENT 9 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 17, 1955 1938- w. H. BASELT BRAKE ARRANGEMENT Filed June 17, 1955 9 Sheets-Sheet 3 m n w Nov. 1, 1938. w. H. BASELT BRAKE ARRANGEMENT Filed June 17, 1955 9 Sheets-Sheet 4 Nov. 1, 1938.

w. H. BASELT BRAKE ARRANGEMENT Filed June 17, 1955 9 Sheets-Sheet 5 Nov. 1, 1938. w. H. BASELT BRAKE ARRANGEMENT Filed June 17, 1935 9 Sheets-Sheet 6 Nov. 1, 1938. w. H BA ELT' 2,135,121

BRAKE ARRANGEMENT Filed June 17, 1955 9 Sheets-Sheet 7 Nov. 1, 1938. w. H. BASELT BRAKE ARRANGEMENT Filed June 17, 1955 9 SheetsSheet 8 www Nov. 1, 1938. w. H. BASELT BRAKE ARRANGEMENT 9 sheets-sheet 9 Filed June 17, 1935 Patented Nov. 1, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE BRAKE ARRANGEMENT Walter H. Baselt, Chicago, IlL, assignor to American Steel Foundries, Chicago, 111., a corporation of New Jersey Application June 17, 1935, Serial No. 27,067

Claims.

This invention pertains to brake mechanism. It is desirable in some constructions of trains or cars to provide brake equipment which, while efiective and powerful enough to handle the loads imposed upon it, still is disposed so as not to restrict the space between the end rails and side the present motors are ames of the truck. This is particularly true in high speed type of trains wherein the mounted on certain of the trucks, and

" other trucks are used to articulate adjacent cars.

It'is therefore an object of this invention to providea brake mechanism which will be efiective for braking operation of high speed trains,

yet is disposed to provide ample mounting of the car bodies and the driving mechclearance for the anism.

Another object is to provide a brake mechanism which is simple in form, inexpensive to make and aintain, and may be provided, for each wheel 1 and axle assembly.

Yet another object is to provide a brake mechanism whichis flexible and may be provided with operating means wherein automatic disposed transversely of the uck.

A further object is to provide brake mechanism slack adjusting means isproded, which mechanism may be disposed transversely of the truck,

With these and various other objects in view,

In the drawings, which illustrate embodiments of the device and wherein like reference characters are used to designate like parts- Figure 1 is a side elevation of one form of truck construction having applied thereto a form of l: rake mechanism embodyingthe invention;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary top plan view of the uck and brake construction illustrated in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary end elevation of the truck construction illlustrated in Figures: "I and 2 Figure '4 is an enlarged fragmentary transverse sectional elevation taken substantially in the plane of the transverse center line of the truck;

Figure 5 is a side elevation of a truck and brake construction showing amodifi'ed form'of hand brake mechanism as applied to the cylinder operated brake mechanism shown in Figure l;

Figure 6 is a fragmentary top plan view of the uck and brake construction shown in Figure 5;

Figure 7 is an enlarged fragmentary side elevation of a form of truck and brake construction illustrated in Figure 1 having applied thereto additional hand operating means for the brake mechanism; I

Figure 8 is an enlarged end elevation of the truck construction and brake mechanism illustrated in Figure 7;

Figure 9 is an enlargedfragmentary top plan view of the truck and brake mechanism illustrated in Figures 7 and 8, the same omitting the cylinder operating means and its associated slack adjuster; 7

Figure 10 is a fragmentary top plan View of a modified form of a truck construction and brake mechanism shown in Figures '7, 8 and 9, showing one form of hand brake connection therefor;

Figure 11 is'a fragmentary side elevation of the truck construction and bra e mechanism shown in Figure 10;

Figure 12 is a diagonaltop plan of a modified form of hand brake mechanism' for the truck construction and brake mechanism shown in Figures 10 and 11;

Figure 13 is a side elevation ofanother form of truck construction having applied thereto a modified' form of brake mechanism embodying the invention;

Figure 14 is a fragmentary top plan view of the truck andbrake constructionillustrated in Figure 13;

Figure 7 15 is an enlarged fragmentary end elevation of the truck construction illustrated in Figures 13 and l4;'and

Figure 16is an enlarged fragmentary transverse sectional' elevation taken substantially in the plane of the transverse center line of the truck shown in Figures 13 and 14. 7

Referring first of all more particularly to the constructions illustrated in Figures lrto 12 inclusive, they may be used for either a. motor or trailer truck. The truck frame 20 includes spaced side frames 22 integrally connected adjacent the ends thereof by means of the end rails 24 and integrally connected inwardly of said end rails by means of the transverse spaced transoms 26 adapted to accommodate a bolster (not shown). The side frames, in the modifications shown, are provided with the spaced pedestals 28 adapted to receive journal means (not shown) such as journal boxes adapted'to have cooperative relation with the journal ends of the wheel and axle assemblies 39'.

As each of the wheel and axle assemblies disposed atopposite endsof' the truck is provided with individual mechanism, it will be sufficient to describe the brake mechanism for only a single wheel and axle assembly, corresponding numerals indicating corresponding parts; of the similar mechanism of the other wheel and axle assembly, it being noted, however, that the horizontally disposed transversely extending operating cylinders at opposite ends of the truck operate in opposite directions.

The transom 26, or the junction of the transom with the side frame 22 is provided with the bracket 32 to which the dead truck lever 34 is pivotally connected as at 36. The dead truck lever is disposed in the plane of the wheel and is pivotally connected intermediate the ends thereof as at 38 to the brake head 40 provided with the brake shoe 42 adapted to have braking cooperation with the periphery of the wheel adjacent the inner side thereof, that is, inboard of the axle. Hanger links 43 may be provided pivoted to said brake head at 38 and the bracket 32 at 36. A positioning bracket 44 may be provided on the truck frame adjacent the dead truck levers to help maintain said levers in vertical position.

The dead truck lever 34 is adjustably connected as at 46 to the spaced inner and outer straps 48 and 50 embracing the wheel, being disposed below the axle thereof and being pivotally connected as through the manually operated slack adjuster 52 as at 54 to the lower end of the live truck lever 56, said live lever being likewise disposed in the plane of the wheel. The live lever 56 is pivotally connected intermediate the ends thereof as at 58 to. the brake head 60 provided with the brake shoe 62 adapted to have braking cooperation with the periphery of the wheel on the outer side thereof. In the construction shown in Figures '1, 8 and 9, opposite live levers may be connected by the transverse strap 64 pivoted thereto as at 58, it being understood that the other constructions herein may also be provided with such a strapat both dead and live truck levers.

The hanger link 66 is pivotally connected at 58 to the truck lever 56 and is pivotally connected as at 68 to the truck frame bracket 10 for pivotally supporting the live truck lever and its associated mechanism. The upper end of the live truck lever is pivotally connected as at 12 to the'clevis 14, said clevis being pivotally connected as at 16to the outer arm 18 of the bell crank of dead frame lever 80. Said bell crank is pivotally connected as at 82 to the bracket 84 provided on the truck frame inwardly of the wheels and disposed between the side frame and end rail. The inner arm 86 of the bell crank at one side of the truck is pivotally connected as at 88 to the clevis 90, said clevis being pivotally connected as at 92 to the upper end of the diagonally disposed dead cylinder lever 94.

The dead cylinder lever 94 is adapted to have sliding support on the bracket 96 secured to the bracket 84, the deadcylinder lever intermediate the ends thereof being pivotally connected as at 98 to the pull rod I00. The end rail 24 is provided with a cylinder bracket I02, and the op erating cylinder I04 is secured thereto substantially on the longitudinal center line of the truck and belowthe bracket I02. The operating cylinder I04 is provided with the automatic slack adjuster I06, though it is to be understood that an adjustable bracket or a manual slack adjuster may be provided on the cylinder or the end rail,

or the automatic slack adjuster may be provided on said end rail.

The lower end of the dead cylinder lever 94 is pivotally connected to said automatic slack adjuster I06 as at I01. The piston I08 of said operating cylinder is pivotally connected as at IIO to the lower end of the live cylinder lever II2, said live cylinder lever extending upwardly and inwardly, being slidably supported on its bracket 91, the cylinder lever being pivotally connected intermediate the ends thereof as at I I4 to the opposite end of the pull rod I00. The upper end of the live cylinder lever is pivotally connected as at II6 to the clevis II8 similar to the clevis 90, the outer end of said clevis being pivotally connected as at 88 to the inner arm of its bell crank 80.

In some railway cars it is desirable to provide hand brake operating means as well as the cylinder operating mechanism. In the construction illustrated in Figures 1 to 4 inclusive, the live cylinder lever I I2 is pivotally connected as at I I6 to the flexible connection I20, said connection passing around the guiding sheave I22 pivotally connected as at I24 to the car body (or truck frame) whence it extends inwardly, passing around the sheave I26 to the sheave I28, similar to the sheave I 22, pivotally connected as at I30 to the car body (or truck frame), and from this sheave it is directed toward and pivotally connected to the upper end of the dead cylinder lever 94 as at 92. Thus a flexible connection is provided between the dead and live levers 94 and I I2 at opposite ends of the truck.

The sheave I26 at one end of the truck, shown at the left end of the truck in Figure 2, is pivotally connected as at I32 to the pull rod I34 disposed substantially on the longitudinal center line of the truck, the opposite end of said pull rod being pivotally connected as at I36 to one end of the live operating lever I38. The pull rod I40 is pivotally connected adjacent one end thereof as at I42 to the live lever I38 intermediate the ends thereof, said pull rod I40 extending across the transoms and being pivotally connected at its opposite end as at I44 to the dead operating lever I46. The outer end of said lever is pivotally connected as at I48 to the bracket I50 provided on thecar body. The inner or opposite end of the dead lever I46 is pivotally connected as at I52 to the pull rod I54, likewise disposed on the longitudinal center line of the truck, the opposite end of said pull rod I54 being pivotally connected as at I56 to its sheave I26.

'The outer end of the live operating lever I38 is pivotally connected as at I58 to a connection l60 extending toward and connected to hand brake operating means, such as the usual hand operated brake staff.

In the construction illustrated in Figures 5 and 6, the upper end of the live cylinder lever 56 is extended upwardly substantially above the top of the truck frame, and is pivotally connected as at I62 to the pull rod I64, the pull rod extending substantially in the plane of the wheel but above said wheel and being loosely connected as at I66 to the outer end of the transversely disposed equalizer bar I68. The equalizer bar I68 is connected as at I10 adjacent the longitudinal center line of the truck to the fulcrum I12, the opposite end of said fulcrum being pivotally connected as at I14 to the dead operating lever I16, the other end of said operating lever I16 being pivotally connected as at I18 to the bracket I provided on the car body. a

The dead operating lever II'6 is pivotally con the transoms and being pivotally connected adjacent the opposite end thereof to the live operating. lever I88. intermediate the ends of said lever. The live. operating lever I88 adjacent the outer end thereof is pivotally connected as at I90to the connection I92 extending toward and connected to hand: operated means such as the usual brake staff connection. The inner end of said live operating lever I88 is pivotally connected asat I94 to the fulcrum I96 likewise disposed on the longitudinal center line of the truck frame,v the other" end of. said fulcrum being connected as at I98 to the transversely disposed equalizer bar 200 which is loosely connected adjacent the ends thereof as at 202'to its pull rod 204 similar to the pull rod I64, the outer end of said pulljrod- 204 being pivotally connected as at I62-to the extension of the live truck lever at the opposite end of the truck.

In the construction illustrated in Figures '7, 8 and 9, the'lower'end of-the live cylinder lever I I2 is provided with an extension 206 which is pivotally connected as at 2081 to the flexible 'connection shown asachain 2| 0, the opposite end of said flexible connection being pivotally connected as at 2I'2'to the lower end of the dead equalizer lever. 2I4. The equalizer lever 2I4 is pivotally connected as'at M6 to the bracket 218 provided'on the side frame, the upper end 220 of said equalizer lever being adapted to receive suitable connections with hand operating means -.which:in turnmay be operated on theassociated car body. Such hand operating means may be ofa nature as will be more particularly described with respect: to Figures 10, 11 and 12.

In the construction shown in Figures 10- and 11', the piston rod W8 is providedwith-the extension 222 which is loosely connectedthrough the pin andslot connection 224 to the lower end of the dead equalizer lever 226 which is similar to the equalizer 2I4. Thus the live cylinder lever H2 is supported partly by the lever 226, thereby relieving the piston. The equalizer lever 226 is also pivotally connected as at 228 to the truck frame extending upwardly and inwardly, the upper end of said dead equalizer lever being pivotally connected as at 230 to the flexible connection232. Said flexible connection 232 extends inwardly toward the longitudinal center lineof the truck frame where it passes over the guiding sheave 234 pivotally connected as at 236 to the bracket 238' provided on the end rail (or car body). Thence the flexible connectio'n extends inwardly to a suitable hand brake operating means such as the usual brake staff. formof construction there is separate hand brake operating means for each end of each truck. Shouldit be desired to provide one hand brake operating means for each truck, this may be accomplished as illustrated in Figure 12.

In this case the flexible connection 232 passes around the guiding sheave 2'34 pivoted as at 236 and is connected as at 238 to the inner end of the live operating lever 240. The opposite end of said'lever 240 is pivotally connected as at 242 to the flexible connection- 244', which in turn extends to the hand brake operating means. The live operating lever 240 is pivotally connected as at 246 to one end of the pull rod 248, the other end of said pull rod being connected as at 250 to the dead lever 252 which is pivotally connected as at 254 adjacent the outer end thereof In this i to the bracket 256 provided on the car body.. The other or inner end of said dead operating: lever'252is pivotally connected as at 258 to the flexible connection 232 at the opposite. end of the truck, which is similarly connected to the brake mechanism-at that end. of the truck as has already been described.

In operation. of cylinder brake mechanism for these forms of brake mechanisms; assuming the brakes to be in released position, actuation of the cylinder I041: by the introduction of braking .fluid thereto causes movement of'v the piston I08 toward its adjacent side frame whereby the lower end of the live cylinder lever H2 is moved outwardly, causing movementrof the pull rod" I00 in the direction ofoperation of the piston. Continued movement of the piston I08 causes the live cylinderlever II2: to pivot about its intermediate point II4 to move the inner arm of the bell crank 80 toward the opposite side frame, thus. causing inboard movement of the outer arm of the bell crank whereby the upper end of the live truck lever is moved toward the adjacent axle, thus applying the outer brake shoe 62 to the periphery of the wheel.

Continued movement of the upper end of the live truck lever will cause the lower end of the live truck lever to pivot about the point 58 to cause the straps 48 and 50 to move the lower endof the dead truck lever 34 to apply the brake shoe 42 to the inner periphery of the wheel; Movement of the pull rod I0 0-by the piston I08 causes the dead cylinder lever 9'4'to pivot about the connection I01 with the slack adjuster I06 to cause the upper end of the dead lever 94' to move the inner arm 86 of its associated :bellcrank in a clockwise direction, whereby the outer end of the other arm of the bell crank is movedinan inboard direction to apply the truck levers in a manner'already described for operation of the live cylinder lever. Release of the brakefluid causes inward movement of the piston I08 which causes release of the truck levers in a direction opposite to that already described;

In the event it is desired to operate the brake mechanism'shown in Figures 1 to 4inclusive, by the hand operating means particularly illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, outward movement of the connection I60 toward the left end of the truck as viewed in Figure 2 causes the pull rod I40 to be moved toward the left. Thus the dead operating lever I46 is moved in a counter-clockwise direction around its pivot I48 whereby the pull rod I54'is moved toward the left, causing the flexible connection I20 to move the upper ends of the live and dead cylinder levers toward each other whereby the bell cranks are moved to apply the brakes as in the case of the cylinder operation.

Continued movement of the connection I60 causes the live operating lever I38 to be rotated in a clockwise direction about its pivot I42, thus causing the pull rod I34 to move its flexible connection I26 to likewise operate the bell cranks 86 at the opposite end of the truck to set the brakes; Release of the hand operating meanscauses release of the'brakes in an opposite'direction to that described.

In operation of the hand brake mechanism of the construction illustratedin Figures 5 and fi; movement of the connection I92 toward the right as viewed in Figure 6 causes the pull rod I84 to move the dead operating lever I16 in a clockwise direction about its pivot I18, thus-moving the equalizer bar I68 toward the right as: viewed inoperating means.

I88 to be moved in a counter-clockwise direction about its pivot I86 to cause inward movement of the equalizer bar 266, thus causing the pull rods 264 to move the upper ends. of the live truck levers at the opposite end of the truck from the first described truck levers to set the brakes at the opposite end of the truck in the same manner as described with respect to the adjacent cylinder operating means. Release of the hand brake operating means causes release of the brakes in an opposite direction to that already described.

In operation of the handbrake mechanism of the construction illustrated in Figures and 11, movement of the flexible construction 232 causes inward movement of the upper end of the dead equalizer lever 226 (or 2l4), thus causing the lower end of the live cylinder lever H2 to be moved outwardly, either through the extension 222 or the links 2I6, thus causing braking operation of the brakes in a manner similar to that already described for the cylinder operation of the brake mechanism. In the case of Figures 10 and 11, operation of the brakes at opposite ends of the truck is effected through separate handbrake operating means. In the construction illustrated in Figure 12, however, the same operation of the brakes is effected by movement of the connection 244 toward the left as viewed in said figure. This movement of the connection 244 causes the pull rod 248 to move the dead operating lever 252 in a counter-clockwise direction about its pivot 254, thus causing setting of the brakes at the right end of the truck as viewed in said figure through the flexible connection 232 disposed at said end of the truck. Continued movement of the connection 244 causes the live operating lever to be moved in a clockwise direction about its pivot 246, thus causing setting of the brakes at the left end of the truck as viewed in Figure 12 through its flexible connection 232. Release of the operating means shown in Figures 10, 11 and 12 causes release of the brake mechanism in a direction opposite to the setting operation.

Referring now more particularly to the construction illustrated in Figures 13 to- 16 inclusive, the truck frame 266 consists essentially of the side frames 262 connected adjacent the ends thereof by means of the end rails 264 and connected intermediate the ends thereof by means of the spaced transoms 265 adapted to accommodate the bolster (not shown). The side frames are provided with the depending pedestals 266 adapted to accommodate theusual journal means, such as the journal boxes (not shown) of the wheel and axle assemblies 268. Equalizing means 216 may be provided between the journal means at opposite ends of the truck. As the brake connections at opposite ends of the truck are similarly constructed, it will be suflicient to describe the brake operating mechanism for only one end of said truck,-it being understood of disposed cylinder bracket 212 to which the cylinder 214 is secured The operating cylinder 214 is providedwith the piston rod 216 pivotally connected as at2l8 to the lower end of the substan- Figure 6, whereby the pull rods I64 move the tially vertically disposed live cylinder lever 286. The cylinder is likewise provided with the automatic slack adjuster 282 extending in an opposite direction to the piston rod. The automatic slack adjuster 282 is pivotally connected as at 284 to the vertically disposed dead cylinder lever 286. It is of course understood that though an automatic slack adjuster is shown connected to the cylinder as at 284, such slack adjuster may be provided on the truck frame, or manual slack adjusting means or an adjustable bracket may be provided either on the operating cylinder or the truck frame for the pivotal connection 284 with the dead cylinder lever 286. V

- The live and dead cylinder levers 286 and 286 are pivotally connected as at 288 and 296 to the pull rod 292 intermediate the ends of said live and dead cylinder levers. The upper ends of the live and dead cylinder levers are pivotally connected as at 294 and 296 to the outwardly extending links 298 and 366. The outer ends of said links are pivotally connected as at 362 and 364 to the outer ends 366 of the bell cranks 368, said bell cranks being pivotally connected as at 3H6 to the bracket 3|2 provided on said side frames. The inner arms 3I4 of each of the ,bell cranks are pivotally connected as at 3l6 to the clevis 318 which is pivotally connected as at 326 to the upper end of the live truck lever 322. The live truck lever 322 is provided intermediate the ends thereof with the brake head 324 pivoted thereto as at 326, said brake head being provided with the brake shoe 328. The brake hangers 336 are disposed on each side of the live truck lever 322 pivotally connected as at 326 to said truck lever, the upper end of said'hangers being pivotally connected as at 7332 to the bracket 334 provided on said truck frame disposed in the plane of the adjacent wheels whereby the live truck levers are likewise disposed in the plane of the adjacent wheel. a

The lower end of the live truck lever 322 is pivotally connected as at 336 to the manual slack adjuster 338 providedat the outer end of the spaced inner and outer straps 346 and 342. The straps 346 and 342 extend below the axle and are adjustably connected as at 344'to the lower ends of the dead truck lever 346 likewise disposed in the plane of the adjacent wheel. The dead truck lever 346 is pivotally-connected as at 348 to the spaced hangers 356 and the inner brake head 352, said inner brake head being provided with the brake shoe 354. ends of the dead brake lever and the hanger levers therefor are pivotally connected as at 356 to the brackets 358 provided on the transoms 265. In this form of construction the dead truck levers on opposite sides of the truck may be con: nected by means of the straps 366 pivotally connectedto said dead truck levers as at 348.

Assuming the brakesto be in inoperative position, that is, released position, introduction of the brake fluid to the cylinders causes outward movement of the piston rods 216, causing the live cylinder lever to move the pull rod 292 to cause inward movement of the upper end of the dead cylinder lever 286, thus causing inward movement of the outer arm 366 of the bell crank 368. Inward movement of the arm 366 causes the upper end of the livebrake lever to be moved inwardly, applying the brake shoe 328 to the outer periphery of the associated wheel. Continued movement of the upper end of the live truck lever will cause the lower end of said live truck lever to be moved outwardly, whereupon The upper the straps 340 and 342 will cause movement of the lower end of the dead truck lever .346 to apply the brake shoe 354 to the inner periphery of the associated wheel. Movement of the lower end of the live cylinder lever by the piston causes the upper end of the live cylinder lever to be moved inwardly, thus causing the link 298 to move the outer end of its bell crank inwardly to cause braking operationof the brake levers at the opposite sides of the truck. Release of the braking fluid to cause the piston to be retracted releases the brakes in an opposite direction to that of applied position.

It is to be understood that I do not wish to be limited by the exact embodiments of the device shown, which are merely by way of illustration and .not limitation, as various and other forms of the device will of course be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claims.

What is claimedis- 1. In a brake-arrangement, the combination of a truck frame including spaced side frames connected adjacent the ends thereof by end rail members, and connected intermediate said end rail members by spaced transom members, wheel and axle assemblies disposed in supportingrelation to said truck frame and between an end rail member and the adjacent transom member, a dead truck lever pivoted to said truck frame on the inside of a wheel, alive truck lever supported on the outside of said wheel, a connection between said truck levers extending below the axle,

and operating meansfor said levers extending transversely of said truck and operating in a transverse direction to control said brakes.

2. In a brake arrangement, the combination of .a truck frame including a side frame, end rail members and spaced transom members, wheels supporting said truck frame, brake rigging having cooperative relation to one of said wheels,

said rigging including a dead truck lever pivoted to said truck frame on the inside of said wheel and a live truck lever supported on the outside of said wheel, a connection between said levers and below the wheel center, a bell crank pivoted to said truck frame and connected to one of said brake levers, and a transversely disposed brake cylinder .operatively connected to said bell crank. 3. In a brake arrangement, the combination of a truck frame including a side frame, end rail members and spaced transom' members, wheels supporting said. truck frame, brake rigging having cooperative relation to one of said wheels, said rigging including a dead truck lever pivoted to said truck frame on the inside of said wheel and a live truck lever supported on the outside of said wheel, a connection between said levers and below the Wheel center, a bell crank pivoted to said truck frame and connected to one of said brake levers, and a transversely disposed brake cylinder supported on one of said end rail members and operatively connected to said bell crank.

4. In a brake arrangement, the combination of a truck frame having spaced side frames, end rails connecting said side frames adjacent'the ends thereof, spaced transoms connecting said :6 side frames intermediate said end rails, wheel and axle assemblies disposed to support said truck frame between said 'transoms. and end rails, a dead truck lever pivoted to said truck frame on the inside of eachwheel, alive truck lever supported on the outside of each wheel,

straps connecting pairs of live and dead truck levers and disposed below the adjacent axle, a bell crank disposed adjacent each live truck lever and pivoted to said truck frame, said bell crank being pivotally connected to the adjacent live truck lever, a transversely disposed operating cylinder supported on each end rail and having an automatic slack adjuster thereon, an upwardly and inwardly extending dead cylinder lever pivotally connected to said automatic slack adjuster and to the adjacent bell crank, a live cylinder lever pivotally connected to the piston of said cylinder on the side opposite said slack adjuster and pivotally connected to its adjacent live truck lever, a connection between said live and dead cylinder levers intermediate the ends thereof, a car body supported on said truck frame, hand brake operating mechanism supported on said car body, said hand brake operating mechanism including a flexible connection between live and dead cylinder levers at opposite ends of the truck, a dead lever pivoted at one end to said car body, a pull rod connected to the other end of said last named dead lever and to one of said flexible connections intermediate the ends thereof, a live lever, a connection between said last named live and dead levers intermediate the ends thereoilone end of said last named live lever being connected to operating means and theother end of said last named live lever being connected to the other flexible connection intermediate its ends.

5. In a brake arrangement, the combination of a truck frame, a wheel disposed in supporting relation thereto, brake means for said wheel, operating means for said brake means including a transversely disposed operating cylinder, and hand brake operating means associated with said brake means adjacent said cylinder, operative movement of the hand brake means at its connection to said brake means being in a direction opposite to that of the piston of said cylinder.

6. In a brake arrangement, the combination of a truck frame, a wheel disposed in supporting relationthereto, brake means for said wheel, operating means for said brake means including a transversely disposed operating cylinder supported on said truck frame, and hand operating means associated with said brake means adjacent said cylinder and having a portion thereof disposed on said truck frame, operative movement of the hand brake means at its connection to said brake means being in a direction opposite to that of the piston of said cylinder.

, '7. In a brake arrangement, the combination of a truck frame, a wheel disposed in su ortin relation thereto, brake means for said wheel, operating means for said brake means including a transversely disposed operating cylinder, a cylinder lever operated thereby said cylinder :lever being operatively connected to said brake means, and hand operating means including a lever pivoted to said truck frame and operatively connected to said cylinder lever.

8. In a brake arrangement, the combination of a truck frame, said truck frame including spaced side frames, a transverse connecting-member, a wheel and axle assembly supporting said truck frame, brake rigging disposed to have braking cooperationwith the wheels, a transversely disposed operating cylinder supported on said transverse member, live and dead cylinder levers connected to each other,'one of said levers being connected to the piston of the operating cylinder, the other of said levers being operatively connected to said brake rigging, a dead lever connected to said live cylinder 1ever,.operating means connected to said last named dead lever, said 9. In a brake arrangement, the combination of a car body, a truck supporting said car body, said truck having spaced wheel andaxle assemblies,

connected to the other flexible connection intermediate its ends.

10. In a brake arrangement, the combination of lever connected to the piston of said cylinder on the s1de opposite said slack adjuster and pivotally connected to its adjacent live truck lever, and a connection between said liveand dead cylinder levers intermediate the ends thereof.

truck frame between said transoms and end rails,

a dead truck lever pivoted to said truck frame on the inside of each wheel, a live truck. lever supoutside of each wheel, straps conof live and dead truck levers and opposite sides of the truck by a transverse strap, a bell crank disposed adjacent each live truck lever and pivoted to said truck frame, said bell crank being pivotally connected to the adjacent live truck lever, a horizontally disposed operating cylinder connected to each of said end rails and having a piston operating in the direction of one of said side frames, a support on said cylinder extending side frame, an

in a direction toward the opposite upwardly and inwardly extending dead cylinL'; l

lever pivoted to said support and to the adjacent nection between said cylinder levers intermediate the ends thereof.

12. In a brake arrangement, the combination of a car body, a truck supporting said car body, said truck having spaced wheel and axle assemassembly, hand brake mechanism on said car body for said brak operating means other end, to the other equalizer bar adjacent the ends thereof. 7

l3. Ina brake arrangement, the combination of a car body, a truck frame for supporting said car body, said 14. In a brake arrangement, the combination of a truck frame, brake mechanism thereon,

means including a cylinder, a

and pivoted to truck frame.

15. In a brake arrangement, the combination truck frame having spaced side frames, end rails connecting said side frames' of a car body, a truck supporting said car body, .said truck having spaced wheel and axle assemblies, brake mechanism for each wheel and axle assembly, hand .brake mechanism on said car body for said brake mechanism, said hand brake and a live truck lever supported on theoutside of said Wheel, a connection between said levers the piston of said cylinder, and hand operating means including a lever pivoted to said truck frame and operatively connected to said cylinder lever.

18. In a brake arrangement, the combination of a truck frame, said truck frame including spaced side frames, a transverse connecting'memher, a wheel and axle assembly supporting said truck frame, brake rigging disposed to have braking cooperation with the wheels, a transversely disposed operating connected to each other, one of said levers being connected to the piston of the operating cylinder, the other of said levers being operatively connected to said brake rigging, a dead lever connected to said live cylinder lever, and operating means connected to said last named dead lever.

19. In a brake arrangement, the combination of said last named dead lever.

20. In a brake arrangement, the combination of a truck frame having spaced side frames, end rails connecting said side frames adjacent the ends thereof, spaced transoms connecting said cylinder supported on said transverse member, live and dead cylinder levers side'framesintermediatesaid end rails, wheel and axle assemblies disposed to support said truck frame between said transoms and end rails, brake mechanism adapted to have braking cooperation with the wheels, a horizontally disposed brake 7 cylinderconnected to each of said end rails and having a piston operating .in the direction of one of said side frames, a support on said cylinder extending in a directiontoward the opposite side frame,.adead cylinderleverpivoted to said supnected to said last named dead lever.

21. In a brake arrangement, the combination of a truck frame, spaced. side frames, a transverse connecting versely disposed operating cylinder supported on said transverse member, live and dead cylinder levers connected to each other, one of said levers being connected to the piston of the operating cylinder, the other of said levers being operatively connected to said brake rigging, a dead 1everconnected to said live cylinder lever, and operating means connected to said last named dead lever.

22. In a brake arrangement, the combination of a truck frame, said truck frame including spaced side frames, a transverse connecting memsaid live cylinder lever, and operating means connected to said last named dead lever.

23. In a brake arrangement, the combination of a truck frame having spaced side frames, end

cylinder connected to each of said end rails and having a piston operating in the direction of one of said side frames, a support on said cylinder live cylinder lever, and operating means connected to said last named dead lever.

24. In a brake arrangement, the combination of a truck frame having spaced side frames, end rails connecting said side frames adjacent the ends thereof, spaced transoms connecting said side frames intermediate said end rails, Wheel and axle assemblies disposed to support said said truck frame including truck frame between said transoms and end rails, a dead truck lever pivoted to said truck frame on the inside of each wheel, a live truck lever supported on the outside of each wheel, straps connecting pairs of live and dead truck levers and disposed below the adjacent axle, a dead frame lever disposed adjacent each live truck lever and pivoted to said truck frame, said frame lever being pivotally connected to the adjacent live truck lever, a transversely disposed operating cylinder supported on each end rail and having an automatic slack adjuster thereon, a dead cylinder lever pivotally connected to said automatic slack adjuster and to the adjacent frame lever, a live cylinder lever pivotally connected to the piston of said cylinder on the side opposite said slack adjuster and pivotally connected to its adjacent live truck lever, and a connection between said live and dead cylinder levers intermediate the ends thereof.

25. In a brake arrangement, the combination of a truck frame having spaced side frames, end rails connecting said side frames adjacent the ends thereof, spaced transoms connecting said side frames intermediatesaid end rails, wheel and axle assemblies disposed to support said truck frame between said transoms and end rails, a dead trucklever pivoted to said truck frame on the inside of each wheel, a live truck lever supported on the outside of each wheel, straps connecting pairs of live and dead truck levers and disposed below the adjacent axle, a dead frame lever disposed adjacent each live truck lever and pivotedto said truck frame, said frame lever being pivotally connected to the adjacent live truck lever, a horizontally disposed operating cylinder connected to each of said end rails and having a piston operating in the direction of one of said side frames, a support on said cylinder extend-- ing in a direction toward the opposite side frame, a dead cylinder lever pivoted to said support and to the adjacent frame lever, a live cylinder lever pivotally connected to said piston and to its adjacent frame lever, and a connection between said cylinder levers intermediate the ends thereof.

WALTER H. BASELT. 

